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Mark,I have been welding most of my life.When I was in high school all boys had to take welding class.Never have worked as a pro welder but have welded alot at work.There is a book out by a biker guy by the name of Jesse James.He had a tv show I believe called monster garrage.This book has great...

I sure will,I ordered some, when it gets here I am going to take a few days off of work and go to the school and see how it goes.

John,I work out of town alot building powerline and at night I have alot of idle time in the motel or camper.A few years ago I bought Lee's hand press,zip trim,case trimmers,primer pocket tool,chamfer tool and dies for 308 and 6.8 rifle rounds.It all fits in a little tool box that I take with...

Thanks guys I will get some ordered.I also saw the tubes of premix epoxy in the jamestown catalog think I will try some.

Good morning fellas,I know this subject has been beat to death on here.My son has decided to build the whistler in his school shop class from the plans purchased from DN goodchild.It sounds like titebond 3 is what a guy would use in place of resorcinol glue.The plans call for a soft setting glue...

The old mechanic I know has been doing this since the early 50's.He says the change every year theory is a cya thing of the manufacturers knowing there are people who do go far offshore.He also says that outboards that get used very little are more prone to dry rot.I don't know if that is true...

Thanks fellas,I thought the fusion might be good as a primer wasn't sure what to go over it with.As for the all black paint scheme I have been told for years that would work.I suspect that decoys may attract hunters as much or more than the hunted with their fancy paint.I am working out of town...

This web site is addictive.A friend dropped in and gave me dozens of old beat up plastic mallard decoys.I want to repaint them as divers what type of paint would a guy use?Thanks

If they show up here again next fall at least one will be in danger as I have got to roast one and see for myself.I had always been told as a kid that you don't eat sawbills and if you are not going to eat it don't shoot it.Once I left home in the late 80's I saw some common mergs and shot one...

Dave there may be something to that.We do not have alot of water out here even in good years most of the marshes that were here when I was akid are now farmed.Canvas backs are hard to find but the lakes I seen the ruddys on have cans and quite alot of them.An old guy told me that years ago...

Thanks guys,I have been told buy oldtimers that they taste fine if you like duck and that way back when they were sought after.When I ask how to hunt them I am told there are none around here and thats the end of that.I am going to give them a try next fall if our lakes don't dry up.

This fall I seen ruddy ducks on the lake I hunt while shooting teal.How does a guy go about hunting Ruddy ducks.Will they decoy on a diver rig?

Thanks Ed,I would love to find plans for the original size I could use two of those boats.

Ed that is a good looking boat.What are the demensions ?

I might have to many boats canoes ,kayaks and a wife boat.I have been looking at boats I might build for years but there does not seem to be a do all duck boat.I keep coming back to the mallard.Just going off what I have read on Devlins site and what others have said on this site and a few...

Great info,we have duck season from jan 19-27 and the divers are thick.Once we get that out of the way I am going to get serious about building a boat.

Thanks John,I ordered Devlins book waiting for it to arrive.What lumber company did you use?

Thanks guys,I have wanted to build a boat for years as my 1968 chrysler aluminum v has patches on patches cracked oar locks and so on. I have a large shop,most of the tools listed on this site,some wood working experience,and lots of glass experience.It looks like getting marine grade plywood...

Thanks,is this a boat that a first builder could complete?

Hi all,I am thinkining I may attempt to build a boat.After looking around the Devlin mallard seems like it may be the boat for me.Was wondering how much of a chop it could handle.Here in southwest kansas we don't have big lakes but I do have to traverse some open water to get where I hunt and...